August 22, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
Recommended Motion: I move to approve the agenda as presented.  (VOICE VOTE)

V. PUBLIC COMMENT
We request members of the audience who wish to provide public commentary complete the blue Public Comment Request card and limit their comments or questions to three minutes.  Questions that Board members cannot answer in a timely fashion will be referred to the appropriate administrator who will respond within the week or as soon as time permits.        Thank you.

VI. PUBLIC PRESENTATION

VI.A. Recognition of Tenured Staff

VI.B. Strategic Plan Update

VI.C. Health, Life and Safety Update

VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Recommended Motion: I move to approve the minutes as presented. (Roll Call)

VII.A. Regular Board Meeting Minutes- June 20, 2019

VII.B. Closed Session Meeting Minutes-June 20, 2019         Confidential Attachment 
   

VIII. CONSENT AGENDA (Routine matters that do not require discussion)
Recommended Motion: I move to approve the consent agenda action items A and B (read every listed item) as presented. (Roll Call)

VIII.A. Approval of Finance Reports

VIII.A.1. Bill List - Payable List and List of Other Payments

VIII.A.2. Treasurer/Fund Balance/Bank Reconciliation Report

VIII.B. Other Approvals

VIII.B.1. FOIA Request-Empower Illinois

VIII.B.2. FOIA Request-SmartProcure-Data submitted available for review in the office

IX. COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD

IX.A. Superintendents Report

IX.A.1. Legislative Update

IX.A.2. Security Update

IX.A.3. Board Retreat Update

IX.A.4. Summer Facilities Update

IX.A.5. Staff Changes Update

IX.A.6. Student Handbook Update

IX.B. Building Report from Principal

IX.B.1. Highlights of the New School Year

IX.B.2. Partnership with the High School for Introduction to Education Course

IX.B.3. Title Grant Funding for this year

IX.B.4. Need two BOE members for annual Joint RIF (PERA) Committee Meeting on Nov. 4, 2019 at 3:30 p.m.

IX.C. Finance Report from Director of Business Services

IX.C.1. General Budget Update

IX.D. Board Policies and Procedures Update

IX.D.1. Policy 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure

IX.D.2. Policy 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment

IX.D.3. Policy  5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited

IX.D.4. Policy  7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited

IX.D.5. Policy 7:180 Preventing Bullying and Other Aggressive Behaviors

IX.D.6. 4:45-AP1 Insufficient Fund Checks

IX.D.7. 4:45-E2 Notice of Claim and Intent to Seek Debt Recovery; Challenge; and Response to Challenge

IX.D.8. 4:55-AP Controls for the Use of District Credit and Procurement Cards

IX.D.9. 4:70-AP Resource Conservation

IX.D.10. 5:30-AP1 Interview Questions

IX.D.11. 5:35-AP1 Fair Labor Standards Act Exemptions

IX.D.12. 5:35-AP2 Employee Records Required by the Fair Labor Standards Act

IX.D.13. 5:35-AP3 Compensable Work Time for Non-Exempt Employees Under the FLSA

IX.D.14. 5:35-AP4 Fair Labor Standards Act 12-Step Compliance Checklist

IX.D.15. 5:35-E Volunteer Agreement Executed by a Non-Exempt Employee

IX.D.16. 5:120-E Code of Ethics for Illinois Educators

IX.D.17. 5:310-E Agreement to Receive Compensatory Time-Off 

IX.D.18. 6:120-AP1 E2 Special Education Required Notice and Consent Form

IX.D.19. 6:120-AP2 Access to Classrooms and Personnel

IX.D.20. 6:120-AP2 E1 Request to Access Classroom(s) or Personnel for Special Education Evaluation and/or Observation Purposes

IX.D.21. 6:280-AP Evaluating and Reporting Student Achievement

IX.D.22. 7:40-AP Placement of Nonpublic School Students Transferring Into the District

IX.D.23. 7:250-AP1 Measures to Control the Spread of Head Lice at School

IX.D.24. 7:280-AP Managing Students with Communicable or Infectious Diseases

IX.D.25. 7:280-E2 Reporting and Exclusion Requirements for Common Communicable Diseases

IX.D.26. 8:25-AP Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities

X. NEW BUSINESS

X.A. Approve Health-Life-Safety Plan
Recommended Motion: I move to approve the Health-Life-Safety Plan as presented. (Roll Call)  

X.B. Approve First Reading of Policies 
Recommended Motion: I move to approve the First Reading of Policies as presented. (Roll Call)

X.B.1. Policy 2:110 Qualifications, Term and Duties of Board Officers

X.B.2. Policy 2:140 Communications To and From the Board

X.B.3. Exhibit 2:140-E Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use

X.B.4. Policy 2:230 Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board

X.B.5. Policy 2:240 Board Policy Development

X.B.6. Policy 3:10 Goals and Objectives

X.B.7. Policy 3:60 Administrative Responsibility of the Principal

X.B.8. Policy 4:90 Activity Funds

X.B.9. Policy 5:35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act

X.B.10. Policy 5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease

X.B.11. Policy 5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information

X.B.12. Policy 5:180 Temporary Illness and Temporary Incapacity

X.B.13. Policy 5:310 Compensatory Time-Off

X.B.14. Policy 6:40 Curriculum Development

X.B.15. Policy 6:110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program

X.B.16. Policy 6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program

X.B.17. Policy 7:170 Vandalism

X.C. Approve Settlement Agreement      Confidential Attachment    
Recommended Motion:  I approve the settlement agreement for Student A-1 as presented.  (Roll Call)

X.D. Items for Future Agendas

X.D.1. Virtual Assemblies

X.D.2. Partnerships with Northwestern CDH

X.D.3. Courthouse Experiences

X.D.4. High School Partnerships

XI. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION  –  Reason 9. Student disciplinary cases.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9). and Reason 10. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.  5 ILCS120/2(c)(10). and Reason 11. Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular District has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the District finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the closed meeting minutes.  5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).

XII. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION TO REGULAR SESSION

XIII. ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION

XIII.A. None

XIV. ADJOURNMENT
Recommended Motion:  I move that the Board of Education meeting be adjourned (Voice Vote)